Areas of interest and activity of CROSTRO (HDPOT) is based on the basic guidelines ISTRO's, taking into account regional specifics.
CROSTRO (HDPOT) defined the following areas of interest and action:
- Soil tillage,
- Physics, chemistry and biology of soil
- Soil fertility and plant nutrition
- Sustainable management of soil / land
- Soil degradation
- Soil and water management
- Precision agriculture
- Agricultural machinery
- Agroecology
- Agroclimatology
- Agrometeorology